The goal of this course is to provide nurses with information about methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - the etiology, prevention, and treatment of.
Course Publication Date:
April 18, 2019
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |
| Course No: | MRSA040219 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Critical Care Medicine
Emergency & Trauma Medicine
Leadership & Case Management
Medical & Surgical Issues
Pediatric Medicine
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Learning Objectives
- Discuss HAMRSA and CAMRSA.
- Discuss colonization of MRSA.
- Discuss the etiology of MRSA.
- Describe some possible causes of MRSA.
- List four risk factors of MRSA.
- Name three signs and symptoms of MRSA.
- Discuss how MRSA is transmitted.
- Describe the duration of illness of MRSA.
- Identify prevention strategies.
- Describe current treatment recommendations for MRSA.